Current problems in particle physics

Garant předmětu:

Boris Tomášik

Lecturer:

Zdeněk Hubáček, Boris Tomášik

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

The lecture is intended to summarize current trends in particle physics and expand knowledge of the theoretical description of particle physics from the point of view of the search for new physics behind the Standard Model.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Standard model – summary, overview of the largest experimental discrepancies (for example, determination of g-2)

2. Exotic hadrons – tetraquarks, pentaquarks

3. Physics behind the Standard Model – overview of possibilities

4. Supersymmetry

5. Neutrino – oscillation of neutrinos, masses, Majorana or Dirac particles

6. Baryogenesis – asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the universe

7. Strong CP problem – axions

8. Dark matter

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The lecture is intended to summarize current trends in particle physics and expand knowledge of the theoretical description of particle physics from the point of view of the search for new physics behind the Standard Model.

Study materials:

Required literature

[1] P. Langacker: The Standard Model and Beyond, CRC Press (2017)

[2] I. Aitchison: Supersymmetry in Particle Physics: An Elementary Introduction, Cambridge University Press, (2007)

[3] S. Profumo: An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter, World Scientific, (2017)

Recommended literature

[4] S. Krippendorf, F. Quevedo and O. Schlotterer: Cambridge Lectures on Supersymmetry and Extra Dimensions,

arXiv:1011.1491 [hep-th]

[5] S. Profumo, L. Giani and O. F. Piattella: An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter, arXiv:1910.05610 [hep-ph]

Note:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: